Some Religious Righties are concerned about what they’re hearing from Pope Francis

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Oct 24, 2013 at 4:15 PMOct 24, 2013 at 4:34 PM

Yesterday, I told you HERE about indications that religious evangelicals, especially those who are young, are a little less zealous these days about fighting political wars over American culture.

And now there are SIGNS OF DISCONTENT among elements of the Religious Right over the direction Pope Francis seems to be taking the Catholic Church:

As political spectators gawk at the “civil war” currently engulfing congressional Republicans in the wake of the government shutdown, a potentially more consequential rift is beginning to form within the party’s traditional coalition of conservative Christian value voters. Blame the Vicar of Christ.

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Pat Cunningham

Yesterday, I told you HERE about indications that religious evangelicals, especially those who are young, are a little less zealous these days about fighting political wars over American culture.

And now there are SIGNS OF DISCONTENT among elements of the Religious Right over the direction Pope Francis seems to be taking the Catholic Church:

As political spectators gawk at the “civil war” currently engulfing congressional Republicans in the wake of the government shutdown, a potentially more consequential rift is beginning to form within the party’s traditional coalition of conservative Christian value voters. Blame the Vicar of Christ.